What size gauges will fit in there? Def has potential for some hotness.

yea my stock gauges are 52mm as he stated.  It will be snug fit with aftermarket and remember some gauge companies have deeper gauges than others, like Megan Racing, but if autometer fits, then hey, thats a HUGE plus!  nice job and continue the write up as u progress.  Make sure u take pics during the bondo, sanding process along with painting it.  Write the grit paper used, the glue used, etc. so its a true How To: and we'll sticky it up and give ya credit for this GREAT IDEA!

jushtury wrote:

it would have been easier to cut the square part into the lid and just mold it in using fiberglass...but so far so good...

actually, i thought of that but i wanted the gauges to sink in. not stick out. plus the whole square part is fairly large and even with it cut, it still wouldn't have cleared the drilled holes to put the lid back in. so i spaced the gauge housing out a little further and made it even.

cool man, like the others said update your progress id like to see how it turns out, so far so good though.

as i thought, the guy who is doing the bondo'ing wont be able to take photo's of the process. but i need your guy's input. should i paint the lid black or get it painted vinyl so the lid with the gauges could look stock again?   

dude that looks pimp man... good job

Where can I get the '07 dual gauge housing?

03Blackout~SpecV wrote:

go ask to test drive an 07 and when you are done driving, rip out the gauges piece and run away. lol

IMAO its funny you say that cause thats what i did. but i work at a nissan dealer. but i basically drove off so nobody would see me and i just grabbed it! it's REALLY simple. they just pop off and there's one wire clip to unhook.

wow haha and you actually got away with that?? i was gonna do that for a 350z antenna haha but for those of us who cant do that how do we get a gauge housing??

well damn way to pick me up and knock me down lol

Very nice. I've been trying to figure out how to get some aftermarket gauges there and I've basically tried the same thing only I used cheap a-pillar r gauge pods and cut it out around the edge just like you did, but I didn't go as far as cutting the stock lid yet just in case it doesn't work out right or look good I can put it back to stock. I'm still thinking about how I'm going to do it. I need to learn how to do custom fiber glass...

maybe by wed i should have this in and with a picture

Thats a great How To! I will be using this in the future!

it's all done. it fits perfect. the gauges don't weigh the lid down. everything is solid. i'm genius!

damn that looks good. got a pic of it with the top open so i can see how much space is compromised for the gauges? willing to do these and sell them out? i'd be interested.

MR's? i have no clue. I would say as long as there 52mm and with some loctite plastic repair adhesive, they'll fit! as far as me making these and selling them? probably not. if i had more time to do this maybe but this was basically an idea that turned out awesome.

siqq. Nice work. I wanted to try to mold a 3x gauge pod up there, but my glassing skills suck

MaN IF you start to sell these I'd BUY!!!

Yeah I'd be up for a group buy or something.  I don't really have the time, materials, or the facilities to make something like that.

But that is a damn nice job. You should consider a group buy! Let us know!

I don't care about being cheap on this kind of thing anywayz, I'd pay$$$ good for this, looks stock! Was it easy to wire the guages?

damn dude that looks fuckin sick, i like it a lot! great stuff!

HOTNESS....i am sure u can purchase that porition from nissan for a rediculous amount of money

Lav wrote:

today i found out that in the regular b15 sentra's, the 1.8, that the center bin in the dash has no lid! it just one solid piece of plastic. i'll take a picture soon so i can show you what i mean but with is type of bin setup. i would think 4 gauges could fit in there.  and on the GB thing, i'll see on that. the materials i used where not cheap cause if i make something, i make solid, smooth, and close to stock looking as possible.

Ok, so here it is. my idea to fit a cluster of gauges.
this is the only way to fit more than two gauges in this area. i'm not too sure but i bet you could fit maybe 5 gauges if there all tight together. but that would look sick as hell. just having a fleet of gauges!

Last edited by Lav (2007-09-05 01:30:03)

i'm not too sure. i was thinking of maybe doing this but i have limited amount of time cause of college and i need the materials. i'm going to the paint depo tomorrow and see if they have what i need cheap. but the bitch part will be the gauge housing cause the gauge housing i have was one from a new spec-v. i just jacked it and cut them out. but i need to look into more about where i can get the housing.